Version 6 of the flight monitoring app includes a variety of enhancements, including the flexibility to identify specific types of flights, automatic data transfer to other popular apps, such as CloudAhoy, and more.
Attempt to takeoff from corn field proves fatal
The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions that exceeded the airplane’s capability and his decision to attempt to takeoff from a field, which resulted in collision with a power pole and terrain.
Picture of the Day: Sunset at 8,000 feet
Tommy Patel submitted this photo and note: “Sunset over Macon, Georgia, at 8,000 feet.”
Romance aloft can be tricky
If you are one of these CFIs who believes it is perfectly reasonable to troll for a Friday night companion while in flight, I would like to offer you this well thought out and carefully crafted piece of advice without reservation or conditions: Cut it out.
Pass rates on pilot practical tests trend down
The pass rates on practical tests for the initial issuing of pilot certificates, specifically private pilot, commercial pilot, and flight instructor certificates, went down in 2022 for the first time in the past few years. What’s behind the decline and how can it be reversed?
Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame names Class of 2023
The Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame will enshrine three new members in 2023: Dean Hammond, Roy E. Osborne, and John Charles.
The untold story of women’s fight to fly
On the 30th anniversary of American women in combat, a retired Air Force colonel shares the untold story of women’s fight to fly in a new book, “The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat,” which will be released May 23, 2023, by Knox Press.
Routine training flight is anything but
To my horror, I look up and see the Cherokee on short final for the opposite runway.
Picture of the Day: Before the storm hits
Chris Souchon submitted this photo and note: “Gassing up my PA31-325 CR at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (FLKK) in Lusaka, Zambia, getting ready to blast out of there before the storm hits.”